radio script format philippines
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Radio Script Format PhilippinesTRANSCRIPT
This is what
before you canyou’re going to
broadcast...
turning
into a scriptyour rundown
radio
formatscript
Station IDBasic information
about the program
Single- spaced
Double- spaced
Line numbers to aid recording
Indicates if anything else will follow; can be “END”
BIZ (“business”) statements are in all caps and underlined
Also in caps are the
character labels
The overhang makes it easier for the talents to see where their lines start and end
Program title separated by three dots or slashes, then the page
number typed thrice
Start at #1 every new page
Always finish a sentence in the same page.
Also in caps are all line delivery directions.
REMEMBER: everything that will not be announced should be in caps.
Don’t forget to include or mention the following every so often:
– Time checks– Station ID– Program theme/description
(whatever it is that you’re featuring)
– Your names
reminders!
radio
treatmentssegment
• tidbits of interesting, relatively fresh/novel information
• useful to people’s everyday lives or people can relate to it
• usually 1 minute long• usually, straight-announced
• a timely account of events, facts and opinions that is interesting to a large number of people and is capable of being understood by them
• usually 1 minute long
REMEMBER THAT:
• An event, fact or opinion becomes news when it is related to the lives of the people.
• Its importance depends on the number of people affected by it and the length of its effect on the people.
timeliness/immediacy
news is a perishable commodity
prominencenames make news
proximitypeople like to read about things happening near them
conflict
sports, elections, debates in Congress, showbiz break-ups, etc…
disasters& progress
consequence/impact/significance
human interest
features…pets, adventure, success stories, people overcoming sickness, people stricken by rare diseases, romance…
unusualness/ oddity
• a short documentary• in-depth discussion• various sources• usually 5 to 7 minutes long